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  • Myrmecophila christinae (Orchidaceae) Isla Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Jul 18, 2017 Geotagged,Mexico,Myrmecophila christinae,Summer
    Myrmecophila christinae (Orchidaceae)
  • Yucatan Rustrump Tarantula These cross the roads in the early morning in the jungle of the Yucatan. We saw several of them on our early morning drive to the airport to fly home. Much to the consternation of the taxi driver, we made him stop for each one and we finally got a decent photo of this one finally  Brachypelma epicureanum,Geotagged,Mexico,Summer,Tarantula,Yucatan,Yucatan Rustrump
    Yucatan Rustrump Tarantula
  • Yucatan Casqueheaded Frogs (Triprion petasatus) Punta Laguna, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Jul 4, 2017 Geotagged,Mexico,Summer,Triprion petasatus
    Yucatan Casqueheaded Frogs (Triprion petasatus)
  • Close-up of a Knobloch's Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis knoblochi) I found this gorgeous little fellow under a small log. Geotagged,Lampropeltis knoblochi,Mexico,Summer,lampropeltis knoblochi
    Close-up of a Knobloch's Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis knoblochi)
  • Gentle Giants This Giant Oceanic Manta Ray are fondly called Gentle Giants as despite their size of up to 7 meters wing span, they are harmless to humans.  They are filter feeders feeding on tiny planktons and although they are from the Sting Ray family, they no longer have the venomous barb unlike other smaller sized Sting Rays.

In Socorro, this Gentle Giants are exceptionally friendly to scuba divers and they may even hovers stationery allowing divers to get super close-up with them.  They also enjoys swimming/hovering above scuba divers to allow the exhaled airs (bubbles) to 'rub' their bellies.  It is believes this bubbles irritates the parasites on them and thus helping them to get rid of the parasites.

Previously, they were places under the genus Manta but recently reclassified to under the genus Mobula. Giant Oceanic Manta Ray,Manta Ray,Mexico,Mobula Ray,Mobula birostris,Oceanic Manta Ray,Socorro
    Gentle Giants
  • Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) Punta Laguna, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Apr 3, 2017 Ferruginous Pygmy Owl,Geotagged,Glaucidium brasilianum,Mexico,Spring
    Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum)
  • Close-up with Whitetip Sharks  Fish,Mexico,Shark,Socorro,Triaenodon obesus,Whitetip Reef Shark,Whitetip Shark
    Close-up with Whitetip Sharks
  • Pithecellobium dulce taken @ el meco ruins cancun mexico Geotagged,Mexico,Pithecellobium dulce,Spring
    Pithecellobium dulce
  • The Mexican Mole Lizard (Bipes biporus) really isn't a true lizard, its an amphisbaenian. The Mexican Mole Lizard, Bipes biporus, is an amphisbaenian and member of the family Bipidae.  Members of the genus Bipes are the only amphisbaenians with front limbs, the rest are limbless.  This species is less than 10 inches as adults.  They use their limbs to help in the burrowing process in the sandy soils where they are found.  They are endemic to Mexico.

https://www.jungledragon.com/image/59446/the_mexican_mole_lizard_bipes_biporus_really_isnt_a_true_lizard_its_an_amphisbaenian.html
 Bipes biporous,Bipes biporus,Mexican Mole Lizard,Mexican endemic,Mexican mole lizard,amphisbaenian,fossorial reptile,inhabiting sand,legless lizard,living in,psammophilic,sand swimming
    The Mexican Mole Lizard (Bipes biporus) really isn't a true lizard, its an amphisbaenian.
  • Black Jack - Caranx lugubri  Black Jack,Caranx lugubris,Fish,Jack,Mexico,Socorro,Trevally
    Black Jack - Caranx lugubri
  • Close-up of a Neotropical Whipsnake (Masticophis mentovarius striolatus) This species (among others) keeps bouncing back and forth between the genus Coluber and the genus Masticophis. Hopefully it has settled down now. Geotagged,Masticophis mentovarius,Mexico,Neotropical Whipsnake,Summer
    Close-up of a Neotropical Whipsnake (Masticophis mentovarius striolatus)
  • Black Mexican Cenote Catfish This is one of the most common fish you can see in the cenotes (limestone sinkholes in caves) in the Yucatan in Mexico. I took this photo in the Dzitnup cenote, to be exact. I am not positive about the identification, but lots of internet searches seem to suggest this one - but I am happy to be corrected by someone who knows their Middle American freshwater fish! Catfish,Cenote,Geotagged,Mexico,Rhamdia,Rhamdia guatemalensis,Summer,Yucatan
    Black Mexican Cenote Catfish
  • Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) spyhopping. Laguna Ojo de Liebre, BCS, Mexico. Mar 5, 2015. Eschrichtius robustus,Geotagged,Gray whale,Mexico,Winter
    Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) spyhopping.
  • Scooping Fish On my Pelagic Expedition in Baja, Mexico, aside from looking for marine life, we also encounter a lot of sea birds.
One of the hi-light of the trip was to see hundreds of Brown Pelican hunting/feeding on Sardines Baitball.  They rocket down from the air to catch the Sardines.  However, it was not possible for us to get into the water to get footages of them in the water as the area the 'bait ball hunt' was taking place was too shallow with poor visibility.

This shot was taken from the Boat with camera in the water as our Boatman started to throw Sardines that he brought for sharks chumming, to feed the Pelicans. Baja,Bird,Brown pelican,Fall,Geotagged,Mexico,Pelecanus occidentalis,Pelican,Puerto San Carlos
    Scooping Fish
  • He's got his eye on you These big, tough-looking lizards are common around Álamos, Sonora, where I saw this one atop a post. I'm not sure what the purpose of the post was, other than to serve as a lizard pedestal. Ctenosaura macrolopha,Geotagged,Mexico,Summer
    He's got his eye on you
  • Gartered trogon (Trogon caligatus) Punta Laguna, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Apr 5, 2017 Gartered trogon,Geotagged,Mexico,Spring,Trogon caligatus
    Gartered trogon (Trogon caligatus)
  • Angled sulphur - Anteos maerula As a difference from A. clorinde its wings are also yellow green inside and with a different pattern. 
Ruins of Chichen Itza. Anteos maerula,Geotagged,Mexico,Summer,Yellow angled-sulphur
    Angled sulphur - Anteos maerula
  • White-fronted amazon (Amazona albifrons) Punta Laguna, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Apr 2, 2017 Amazona albifrons,Geotagged,Mexico,Spring,White-fronted amazon
    White-fronted amazon (Amazona albifrons)
  • An Arizona Mud Turtle, a couple of hundred miles south of Arizona These turtles are extremely stinky. Oh my, they are stinky. Arizona mud turtle,Geotagged,Kinosternon arizonense,Mexico,Summer
    An Arizona Mud Turtle, a couple of hundred miles south of Arizona
  • baby opossum taken at meco loco park cancun mexico Common opossum,Didelphis marsupialis
    baby opossum
  • Black Manta Black Manta refers to those individuals that have black coloured belly with spots of white.  This is the opposite of the more common Chevron Manta (white bellied).  The white spots on their bellies can be used to identify different individuals. Giant Manta Ray,Giant Oceanic Manta Ray,Manta Ray,Mexico,Mobula Ray,Mobula birostris,Socorro
    Black Manta
  • A Mexican Leaf Frog perched on roadside vegetation near Alamos, Sonora, Mexico This frog was found in the road at night. We removed it from the road and put it in roadside vegetation partly to get photos and partly to prevent it from being squished. While taking photos, we saw another individual a couple of feet away in the same vegetation, so it seems we chose well. Geotagged,Mexican leaf frog,Mexico,Pachymedusa dacnicolor,Summer
    A Mexican Leaf Frog perched on roadside vegetation near Alamos, Sonora, Mexico
  • Flounder - Bothus mancus  Bothus mancus,Fish,Flounder,Mexico,Peacock Flounder,Socorro
    Flounder - Bothus mancus
  • Ashly Pink Sea Cucumber Ashly Pink Sea Cucumber - Holothuria fuscocinerea Ashly Pink Sea Cucumber,Holothuria fuscocinerea,Mexico,Sea Cucumber,Socorro
    Ashly Pink Sea Cucumber
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